Definitely not for the “tween” audience, Tri-Valley Repertory Theatre opened “Avenue Q” this past weekend. With lots of hilarious, no-holes-barred adult scenes and language, leave the youngsters at home for this satirical musical running through Nov. 2 at the gorgeous Bankhead Theater, 2400 First St. in Livermore. Robert Lopez and Jeff Marx created this gutsy musical that takes on racial stereotypes, sex issues and more with an in-your-face attitude. But, there’s something about a puppet surfing the Internet for porn or singing “Everyone’s a Little Bit Racist” that makes it less offensive and drives a more positive message home.

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Her thoughtfulness is echoed by the more impulsive Lensky (Gennadi Nedvigin), the suitor of her sister Olga (Lauren Strongin). A sensitive and romantic man, he comes to be so offended by the callowness of his friend Onegin that he challenges the latter to a duel — and loses. Nedvigin, playing his final role with this company, is perfect as the tender-hearted man, while Strongin’s Olga captures the insouciance of an airhead with hardly any moral sense. But it’s Luiz who nearly steals the show. He proves Kochetkova’s equal in every way. His portrayal of Onegin has sorrow at its core, buried beneath the layers of scorn and superiority. It is a superb accomplishment, right down to the impatient fingers and sorrowful, if intolerant, gaze. He provides the needed magnetic force to balance Kochetkova’s girlish-to-fierce depictions of Tatiana.